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Webster 1913 Edition


Veridical

Ve-rid′ic-al

,
Adj.
[L.
veridicus
;
verus
true +
dicere
to say, tell.]
Truth-telling; truthful; veracious.
[R.]
Carlyle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Veridical

VERID'ICAL

,
Adj.
[L. veridicus; verus and dico.] Telling truth. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


veridical

veridical

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veridical (comparative more veridical, superlative most veridical)

  1. True.
  2. Pertaining to an experience, perception, or interpretation that accurately represents reality; as opposed to imaginative, unsubstantiated, illusory, or delusory.
    Few believe that all claimed religious experiences are veridical.
    • 1995, Herbert Simon, "Guest Editorial", Public Administration Review, vol. 55, no. 5, p. 404:
      There was great need for empirical research that would build a more veridical description of organizations and management.

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